Porter v. Liddle

delivered the opinion of the . _ _ _ _ cnort. The plaintiffs and appellants instituted , it., tbis suit to compel the defendant and appellee to . if,- i » ¶ , comply with his obligation as purchaser ot a lot of ground, sold by order of the court of probates,

Their right to recover, as their counsel admits, depends entirely on a question of fact, viz. whether the defendant knew, at the time he was bidding on the lot, that it was encumbered with a lease.

There is nothing to be found in the evidence that may shew with certainty that he had knowledge of the lease, nor does it appear that all the…